Visited the botanic gardens today! I wish I had known about the gardens last year when I was living on North and they were much closer. The walk from West to the gardens and back is a little much for regular visits.

Anyways, we got to see a lot of exotic and local plants, with our friendly guide Betty pointing out practical uses for each as well as sharing some stories. I particularly liked the edible plants area because my mother also has a vegetable/herb garden and I saw both familiar plants and plants I might suggest to her. It was also interesting to hear about the language of flowers and how the meanings of certain flowers have changed over time, sometimes drastically (as in the case of the yellow rose).

Overall, this was a great experience I wouldn’t have gotten otherwise. I’ll take my parents to visit next time they’re here.

P.S. The title of this category says “gardnes” instead of “gardens” right now.